Results of the public consultation on Kiemenai interconnection point capacity bundling

On July 24 this year, the public consultation on the amendments to the Common Regulation for the Use of Natural Gas Transmission System (hereinafter - the Amendments) regarding to the planned changes in the capacity bundling of the Kiemenai interconnection point closed. During the public consultation several proposals and comments were received.

As a result of the public consultation, the common system operator for natural gas transmission and storage Conexus Baltic Grid AS summarised the proposals and comments received and made the adjustments to the Amendments.

A summary of the proposals and comments on the draft amendment submitted for public consultation and the updated draft amendment submitted on July 28, 2022 to the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission and the Estonian Competition Council for approval can be found HERE.

At the same time, Conexus informs that the capacity booking for the quarterly capacity products of the gas year 2022/2023 at the Latvian-Lithuanian interconnection point Kiemenai has been suspended for a period after the entry into force of the Amendments of Common Regulation for the Use of Natural Gas Transmission System in September 2022.